why dont you get free perscriptions if your getting job seekers?

Question

my friend is partially sighted and has been since birth and needs contact lenses and special glasses and has been told cannot get them on nh service because he is on wrong type of jobseekers when did this come into being without these lenses and glasses has only small amount of sight so no chance of getting job but cannot afford to pay for lenses/glasses so what does he do?

my friend applied for free lenses at moorfields eye hospital and has been attending hospital since birth and was born with her problem to her sight she has been told by them that she is on the wrong jobseekers allowance and therefore will have to pay for her perscriptions have contacted dhss and this is true apparently. you can apply for a loan/cash help if you need tools etc to get back to work and she should try that, but as she needs the lenses replacing every 6 months and this is a one off payment what does she do after 6 months ? the lenses are £100 plus the cleaning fluids the glassses even more whats the answer ?

Answer 1

he's on the worng type of benefit, he should be on Disability allowance amongst others I think, ur best option is to go to your nearest CAB & they'll give you all the options when you tell them all the facts about his case.
(this is thier website, please clik on Find your loacl CAB on the right hand side under Advice).

Answer 2

thats not fair . i would go to another opticians. surely they must be wrong. i know when i was on jsa i had to take some documents to prove i was on jsa but never got refused. IS she getting free prescriptions from the doctor?

Answer 3

yes go try somewhere else, i thought that you get free prescriptions when you where on benefits, why dont you give them a call, good luck

Answer 4

Welcome to America, unless he's an illegal immigrant from Mexico than yes, he's screwed.